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There was a thread on here about a week back about this. Your father is ight, you just do it.

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When I first went blind, it was a 50/50 chance the food would end up thrown against the wall in frustration, or end up on the place. Nowadays, I'm a really good cook. It's difficult, but keep practicing, and it's definitely possible. I can cook amazing meals now without issue, so just keep going, and you'll get there.

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If desired, search Youtube for "Christine Ha Masterchef" for some inspiration. She's totally blind, and went on to win the entire Masterchef season 3 competition. She now even has her own cooking show on TV.

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It's possible, just don't give up, and keep going. Put an onion on the cutting board, start mincing, and hope you don't slice a finger off.

I've been chef for almost 20 years before losing vision, this is something I am very interested in as well.


I mean, I would love to learn how blind people learn to cook. And maybe get involved with the teaching. I've been relying on the fact that I know what to expect without looking at things while I cook, so that's not very helpful to other visually impaired people.

Hi! You might want to check out $1! Someone asked a similar question last week and I participated by making a few comments and repying to some stuff. If you read through the comments you might find some valuable stuff!! If you have any specific questions I’d be more than happy to answer them.

Something that really helped me, if you can afford it — a meal kit. I used every plate, and all of the recipes were VoiceOver accessible, with generally a fair amount of detail. Especially if you can get some help in the beginning, it works great!

You have absolutely got the right idea by learning, it always seems oh so easy to stick with the status quo and never get more independent. But it feels so great when you do.

I think it’s important to realise that many things in cooking can actually be done with your other senses. Chopping for example, can be quite a tactile thing, just stay the hell away from the blade. I have found for me, the best grip for chopping anything is to hold it between your fingers at one end of the onion, and your thumb at the other. That way, you know where the onion is, can hold it still, and can control it as you chop things. With onions, I tend to halve them, and then operate on the halves. Cut the ends off, take the skin off, and then start quartering them and chop them from there. Just an example.

There are other tips like this that you will pick up. Don’t be afraid to look up some of the blind cooks that are out there on YouTube, etc. Hopefully someone can link to one of them. Also, some ingredients you can by frozen and pre-chopped, like onions, peppers, etc. I am only cooking for one, so my case, these sorts of things are a godsend. It may also be a nice starting point for you.

I think another tip is, don’t be afraid to get out and prepare your ingredients first. I don’t know if it’s just me, but things seem to take me a little longer than it would a sighted person. So I find if I’ve already prepared all my ingredients and can just throw them in at the right time, it takes a lot of the stress away. Something you might want to consider when you’re doing something that’s more complex.

You will get there, I found I started off with University style cooking, lots of pasta, pesto, chicken, potatoes, and easy to make things. And I built on that. Then, I’ve got family members to show me their recipes.

Hopefully, some of this will be useful to you. Feel free to ask if you have any questions ☺️

I have a great deal of information on my YouTube channel
Https://www.youtube.com/c/3rdeyevisions

If you are in the United States contact your local Commission Of The Blind and the state you live in. They may be able to get you into a center that helps with various things. Such as mobility, cooking, computers, etc.

Hey there, I actually recently published a free guidebook on cooking and eating with low vision. You can download a copy on our website, $1. If you do, I'd love to hear what you think. Hope it helps!

Hey, thanks for all the great suggestions!
To add onto what I mentioned before, my dad's advice is usually followed by him telling me how what I did is wrong. So it's at this point difficult to motivate myself to try in the first place. 🤷‍♂️
Will give these things a shot though, so thanks again!
Edit: Sorry, I did not realize there was already a thread about this. My bad.